Cork-extractor.



A. E. CURL.

CORK EXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. m5

PatentedSept. 5,1916.

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CORK EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 191$.

Application filed May 18, 1915. Serial No. 28,908.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT E. CURL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Collierville, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork- Extractors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in cork extractors, and more particularly to that type of extractor which includes a pair of spring prongs designed to be frictionally engaged between a bottle stopper and the neck of a bottle to frictionally grip the stopper and thus facilitate removal thereof.

The invention has for its primary object to provide a cork extractor of this character of simple and inexpensive construction embodying a handle consisting of two pivoted members or sections to which the extracting prongs are pivotally connected, thereby aiiording maximum adjustability of the extractor.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the cork applied to use, illustrating a fragment of a bottle in section. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the extractor removed, and Fig. 3 represents a front elevation of the cork extractor illustrating the extractor prongs adjusted angularly with relation to the handle.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates generally the handle of the extractor, which includes two members or sections preferably formed of resilient strips of sheet metal and pivotally secured together at one end by a pivot pin 7. The opposite divergent ends of the handle members 6 are formed with alined apertures receiving pivot pins 8, whereby the extractor prongs designated generally by the numerals 9 are pivotally secured thereto.

Each prong is formed of spring metal and provided with a tapered or pointed end 10 and an angularly directed end 11 opposite the point 10. The inner surfaces of the tapered ends 10 of the prongs are beveled outwardly, as at 12, thereby insuring against the points piercing cork or other stopper 13 in the bottle neck 14: during insertion of the prongs.

In use, the prongs may be adjusted angularly with relation to the respective handle sections 6 upon the pivot pins 8 and the handle sections may also be adjusted angularly with relation to each other upon the pivot 7, thus permitting the prongs to be independently inserted between the cork or stopper 13 and the bottle neck 14 and eliminating the liability of pushing the cork or stopper farther into the bottle neck simultaneously with the insertion of the prongs. The angular directed ends 11 form a thumb rest whereby the prongs may be easily inserted by pushing downward with the thumb on said angular ends 11. After the prongs have been inserted to the approximate position illustrated in Fig. 1, the handle 5 is swung upon the pivot pins 8 into alinement with the parallel prongs 9, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and a combined twisting and outward motion of the extractor withdraws the stopper from the bottle neck.

What is claimed is:

1. A stopper extractor comprising a pair of pivoted handle members formed of spring metal, and a pair of extractor prongs pivotally secured to the free ends of said members so that the prongs can be inserted separately, said prongs having their outer ends tapered and their inner ends directed inwardly, to form thumb rests whereby the prongs can be easily inserted between the cork and. bottle neck.

2. A stopper extractor comprising a pair of pivoted handle members, and a pair of extractor prongs pivotally secured to the free ends of the handle members having their outer ends tapered and their inner ends directed inwardly at right angles to form thumb rests whereby the prongs can free ends of the handle members for the 10 be easily inserted between the cork and botpurpose specified.

tie neck. In testimony whereof I aflix my signaf3i A 1sltopper extractor11 comprisingfa paig ture in. presence of tWo Witnesses. 5 o ianc es iaving aline apertures orme adjacent their upper ends, a pivot pin eX- ALBERT L tending through said apertures to pivotally Witnesses: secure said handles together, and a pair of PERCY MoFERRIs, extractor prongs pivotally secured to the ELLA CURL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each; by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

